For some of us, that maternal/paternal instinct hasn’t kicked in (yet), or maybe we just haven’t been around babies that much, so when friends decide to ‘surprise’ us by handing over their newborn to hold, it can be absolutely terrifying. Like they’ve just passed you a ticking time-bomb.

What’s fun and cute for you is absolutely terrifying for us (Picture: YouTube)

Any new parents out there should watch this YouTube video by CollegeHumour to get an idea of the stress they’re putting their mates under. Okay, so it slightly labours the point and is a little bit cheesy, but you get the idea. Small babies basically scare the bejesus out of us.